The psychological impact of COVID-19-related lockdown measures among a sample of Italian patients with eating disorders: a preliminary longitudinal study
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
The psychological impact of COVID-19-related lockdown measures among a sample of Italian patients with eating disorders: a preliminary longitudinal study / V. Nistico', S. Bertelli, R. Tedesco, S. Anselmetti, A. Priori, O. Gambini, B. Demartini. - In: EATING AND WEIGHT DISORDERS. - ISSN 1590-1262. - (2021). [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract:
Purpose To explore the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression, along with PTSD- and ED-related symptoms, across a sample of patients with Eating Disorders (EDs) compared to a group of healthy controls (HC) during the lockdown period in Italy; to assess whether patients' reported aforementioned psychiatric symptoms improved, remained stable or worsened with the easing of the lockdown measures. Methods t0 assessment (during lockdown): 59 ED patients and 43 HC completed an online survey, including the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 items (DASS-21), the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and specific ad-hoc questions extracted from the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire; t1 assessment (post-lockdown): 40 EDs patients, a subset of the t0 sample, completed the same assessment 2 months after t0. Results EDs patients scored higher than HC at the DASS-21, IES-R and PSS. At t1, levels of stress, anxiety and depression were not different than at t0, but symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), patients' reported level of psychological wellbeing and specific EDs symptomatology improved. Discussion During the lockdown, EDs patients presented significantly higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD- and ED-related symptoms than HC. With the easing of the lockdown, PTSD- and ED-related symptoms improved, but high levels of stress, anxiety and depression persisted.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Anorexia nervosa; Anxiety; Binge eating disorder; Bulimia nervosa; COVID-19; Depression; Eating disorder; Lockdown; PTSD; SARS-CoV-2;
Elenco autori:
V. Nistico', S. Bertelli, R. Tedesco, S. Anselmetti, A. Priori, O. Gambini, B. Demartini
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